Crawford wins Trumpet Award
Alvin Crawford, MD, director of the Spine Center at Cincinnati Children’s, was recently honored with The Trumpet Award, given by The Trumpet Awards Foundation to herald the accomplishments of black Americans who have succeeded against all odds. Honorees are chosen not only for what they have individually achieved but how they have contributed to enhancing the quality of life for all individuals and/or groups who augment the richness of this great global society by partnering with the cause of justice and equality for all. It is meant to inspire others.
Crawford was the first African American to earn a medical degree from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine. He began his residency in Orthpaedics at the Boston Naval Hsopital and completed it at the combined Harvard University Orthopedic Program as a Navy-sponsored resident. He completed fellowship training in pediatric orthopaedic surgery at the Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Boston and taught gross anatomy at Harvard medical School. He performed another Pediatric fellowship at the Alfred I. DuPont Institute in Wilmington, Delaware. He joined the staff of Cincinnati Children’s in 1977.
Crawford is considered to be one of the nation’s foremost authorities on video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and neurofibromatosis. He has co-authored a handbook of Pediatric Orthopaedics for pediatric house officers and primary care physicians, as well as assisted in the development and publication of an atlas on Pediatric Orthopaedic radiology.
In addition, Crawford has won numerous awards, including the GEOP medal for neurofibromatosis and the French Orthopedic Society’s International Medal for pioneering work in “ Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery in Children.” In 2005, he was honored with the dedication of the Alvin H. Crawford, MD, “Chair” in Pediatric Orthopaedics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. In 2007, he received the Diversity Award from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is a past president of the Scoliosis Research Society.
Eight other recipients were recognized at the Trumpet Awards, including Earvin “Magic” Johnson, actress Raven-Symone, Reverend Paula White, comedian Chris Tucker, and the Tuskegee Airmen.
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